Prison Reforms and Prisoner Rehabilitation in Canada
The article discusses prison reforms in Canada, urging better inmate training and societal reintegration. It cites a federal report by Major-General R. B. Gibson showing high prior-conviction rates and 62 percent repeat sentences in 1949, backing calls for preventive measures and rehabilitation over purely punitive confinement.
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Canada
Stuart S. Garson
House of Commons
The
Commons
R. B. Gibson
Federal Penitentiaries Commissioner
Crow's Nest Pass Mines Produce 63 Percent Of B C Coal
Fernie and Michel Colleries produced most of B C coal in 1949 with Crow's Nest Pass Mines at Fernie and Michel totaling 1 134 005 tons. Fernie 320 007 tons and Michel 813 998 tons. overall provincial output 1 810 198 tons. Big Showing at Corbin did not operate in 1949.
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Fernie
B.C
Crow's Nest Pass
Crow's Nest
Corbin
Churchill Chamber Seeks Land Sale Not Lease
The Churchill Chamber of Commerce requests the federal Mines and Natural Resources Department allow residents to buy town lots outright. Currently all lots are leased for one year, which chamber officials say creates insecurity and hinders investment and development in the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Chamber of Commerce
Churchill, Man
Federal
Department of Mines and Natural Resources
Department
Chamber
Kiondike Kate Says She Is Four Inches Shorter
Vancouver report says the famed Klondike heroine known as the Queen of the Yukon, Mrs. W. L. Van Duren of Ben, Oregon, arrived for the Vancouver Yukoners Association banquet and ball and explained she had broken her back and that she has shrunk four inches since 1948. She laughed off the injury calling sourdoughs resilient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Kiondike Kate
Yukon
Yukoners’ Association
W. L. van Duren
Ben, Ore
New 11 Room School Planned at Fort Churchill
Maj J B Allan camp commandant announces construction soon of an 11 room school at Fort Churchill to provide primary and secondary education for local children.
Bearded Men Fail to Recognize Each Other in Town
Trappers Bill Pender and Stoney Sigurdur, once boyhood friends, arrived separately in town both sporting heavy beards. The facial foliage delayed their recognition for a time. A tangential note mentions the Chinese legend that tea was discovered by Emperor Chinnung in 2737 B.C.
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Ashern
Bill Pender
Stoney Sigurdur
Chinnung
Canada Eyes Jet Propulsion for Trains and Cars
Ottawa reports the National Research Council plans jet powered locomotives and studies jet car engines. Dr. D. C. MacPhail says a turbine locomotive is slightly past paper stage with McGill work producing a potential turbine for cars as a future power source.
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Ottawa
Canada
D. C. MacPhail
National Research Council
Supersonics and Gas Dynamics
McGill University
Montreal
McGill
MacPhail
Average Lifespan of Small Birds
The life expectancy of common small birds like the robin ranges from ten to fifteen years, per general measurements observed in avian studies.
Irrigation Pact Reached for St Marys River Project
Ottawa reports a federal provincial agreement on continuing the St Marys River irrigation project in southern Alberta. The plan commits about 1 million dollars from each side, bringing total federal and Alberta spending to 13 million and 12 million respectively. The Ridge Reservoir extension would add 390000 acres to irrigation with 125000 already watered.
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Ottawa
J. G. Gardiner
Alberta
St. Mary's River
Ridge
Dominion
Smallest Bird Compared to Bumble Bee in Size
The hummingbird is the smallest bird and, when featherless, matches the tiny size of a bumble bee.
Victoria Optical Co Advertisement at Yonge Street
An old advertisement for Victoria Optical Co offers home eye care with a free eye test and a 30 day trial. It promotes a mail order catalog and seeks agents, citing guaranteed results and both near and far vision tests.
Hem Roid: Internal remedy for piles offered by Leonhardt
An Ontario based advertisement promotes Hem Roid internal tablets to treat piles caused by hepatic congestion and constipation. It claims an 86 of 100 success rate in trials, offers a 60 tablet course for 1.50 with a 10 day trial and money back guarantee, and notes historical development by a physician.
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Mecca
Ors
Wemc
Universal
Bendix
Universal Distributors
Osborne ST. S&s
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Research Council
Bird Life
Victoria Optical CO
Yonge St
Gaios
Leonhardt Proprietories, Ltd
Leonhardt Proprietaries, Ltd
Fort Erie, North, Ontario
Les Carroll
Lei
Cele
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